The aim of this session is to suggest some simple rules for how to
get from 100 grade to the dizzy heights of 150. If applied firmly,
I am convinced they will lead to better results without any extra
study.

This first game is more or less the opposite of how you
ought to model your play: an unattainable standard of mayhem...

Wonderful, exciting chess - but not, I believe, the way
to get results. In fact, not even Yusupov believes this is the way
to get results - this was actually a quickplay tie-break where
nerves count as much as chess. Normally, Yusupov prefers the
bear-hug.

Fischer, although very sharp, was also a very strong
positional player, achieving good results with apparently
straightforward means. As an example, we can cite:

If nothing else it should reinforce the importance of
positional sense. Why did Gary Lane beat us all in the Simul.,
without seeming to do anything remarkable? I think one of the
biggest obstacles to good positional play is muddy thinking - and I
think there are three rules to avoid muddiness and improve your
game.

The way to improve, I believe, is to do simple things well. Solid,
harmonious moves, emphasising good piece play and good defence,
provides the best basis for attacking and can win games just on its
own merits. The ability to do this is, I am convinced, the main
difference between a 100-grade and a 150-grade player.

Now here I obeyed all the rules and the game fell into my
lap. Do the same, along with plenty of practice and you'll find
you've picked up a lot of the basic positional stuff Dave keeps
banging on about.

Chess Quotes

"In order to defeat me, you have to beat me three times: in the opening,
in the middlegame, and again in the ending.""In order to defeat me, you have to beat me three times: in the opening,
in the middlegame, and again in the ending."